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Synonyms for positive
ˈpɒz ɪ tɪvpos·i·tive
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
positive
In the strict sense, absolute, free from all limitation or control, and supreme, superior to all, can not properly be said of any being except the divine. Both words are used, however, in a modified sense, of human authorities; absolute then signifying free from limitation by other authority, and supreme exalted over all other; as, an absolute monarch, the supreme court. Absolute, in this use, does not necessarily carry any unfavorable sense, but as absolute power in human hands is always abused, the unfavorable meaning predominates. Autocratic power knows no limits outside the ruler's self; arbitrary power, none outside the ruler's will or judgment, arbitrary carrying the implication of wilfulness and capriciousness. Despotic is commonly applied to a masterful or severe use of power, which is expressed more decidedly by tyrannical. Arbitrary may be used in a good sense; as, the pronunciation of proper names is arbitrary; but the bad sense is the prevailing one; as, an arbitrary proceeding. Irresponsible power is not necessarily bad, but eminently dangerous; an executor or trustee should not be irresponsible; an irresponsible ruler is likely to be tyrannical. A perfect ruler might be irresponsible and not tyrannical. Authoritative is used always in a good sense, implying the right to claim authority; imperative, peremptory, and positive are used ordinarily in the good sense; as, an authoritative definition; an imperative demand; a peremptory command; positive instructions; imperious signifies assuming and determined to command, rigorously requiring obedience. An imperious demand or requirement may have in it nothing offensive; it is simply one that resolutely insists upon compliance, and will not brook refusal; an arrogant demand is offensive by its tone of superiority, an arbitrary demand by its unreasonableness; an imperious disposition is liable to become arbitrary and arrogant. A person of an independent spirit is inclined to resent an imperious manner in any one, especially in one whose superiority is not clearly recognized. Commanding is always used in a good sense; as, a commanding appearance; a commanding eminence. Compare DOGMATIC; INFINITE; PERFECT.
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absolute, arbitrary, arrogant, authoritative, autocratic, coercive, commanding, compulsive, compulsory, controlling, despotic, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, exacting, haughty, imperative, imperious, irresponsible, lordly, overbearing, peremptory, supreme, tyrannical, unconditional, unequivocalAntonyms:
accountable, complaisant, compliant, conditional, constitutional, contingent, docile, ductile, gentle, humble, lenient, limited, lowly, meek, mild, responsible, submissive, yielding
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
positive
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real, actual, substantial, absolute, independent, unconditional, unequivocal, explicit, fixed, settled, definitive, indisputable, decisive, express, enacted, assured, confident, direct, dogmatic, overbearing, dogmaticalAntonyms:
negative, insubstantial, unreal, fictitious, imaginary, relative, contingent, dependent, conditional, implied, dubious, questionable, moral, uncertain, doubtful, indirect, occasional, suspicious
Princeton's WordNet
positive, positive degreenoun
the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
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positive degreeAntonyms:
neutralised, diffident, Gram-negative, counter, incertain, negative, unsure, neutral, viewless, uncharged, timid, uncertain, minus, deniable, antagonistic, disconfirming, shy, informal, perverse, neutralized, disadvantageouspositiveadjective
a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
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positive degreeAntonyms:
perverse, informal, disadvantageous, uncertain, viewless, timid, minus, neutral, unsure, incertain, disconfirming, Gram-negative, negative, antagonistic, neutralized, diffident, neutralised, deniable, shy, counter, unchargedpositiveadjective
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
"a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"
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cocksure, incontrovertible, prescribed, positivist, overconfident, electropositive, positively charged, irrefutable, convinced(p), plus, positive(p), confirming, confident(p), positivisticAntonyms:
neutralized, Gram-negative, uncertain, neutral, minus, uncharged, counter, incertain, disconfirming, neutralised, unsure, negative, disadvantageous, diffident, perverse, antagonistic, deniable, timid, informal, shy, viewlessconvinced(p), positive(p), confident(p)adjective
persuaded of; very sure
"were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win"
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incertain, viewless, minus, neutralized, perverse, neutral, uncharged, negative, unsure, Gram-negative, antagonistic, diffident, disconfirming, uncertain, timid, shy, deniable, informal, counter, neutralised, disadvantageousplus, positiveadjective
involving advantage or good
"a plus (or positive) factor"
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cocksure, prescribed, positivist, overconfident, electropositive, positively charged, irrefutable, convinced(p), positivistic, plus, positive(p), confirming, confident(p), incontrovertibleAntonyms:
neutralised, negative, unsure, minus, counter, deniable, disconfirming, shy, neutral, disadvantageous, neutralized, uncertain, diffident, viewless, antagonistic, uncharged, Gram-negative, incertain, timid, informal, perversepositive, confirmingadjective
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
"a positive pregnancy test"
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irrefutable, confirming, confident(p), positively charged, substantiative, positive(p), verifying, confirmatory, electropositive, collateral, incontrovertible, confirmative, validating, substantiating, positivistic, corroborative, plus, convinced(p), validatory, prescribed, positivist, corroboratory, cocksure, overconfident, verificatoryAntonyms:
Gram-negative, perverse, uncertain, uncharged, neutralized, incertain, counter, disadvantageous, unsure, negative, neutralised, deniable, diffident, neutral, antagonistic, timid, informal, shy, minus, viewless, disconfirmingpositive, prescribedadjective
formally laid down or imposed
"positive laws"
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irrefutable, decreed, confirming, confident(p), official, positively charged, positive(p), electropositive, incontrovertible, positivistic, ordained, plus, convinced(p), prescribed, appointed, positivist, cocksure, overconfidentAntonyms:
unsure, minus, uncertain, shy, negative, uncharged, counter, neutralized, timid, perverse, incertain, neutralised, Gram-negative, viewless, diffident, disadvantageous, deniable, informal, neutral, disconfirming, antagonisticincontrovertible, irrefutable, positiveadjective
impossible to deny or disprove
"incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"
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cocksure, demonstrable, positivist, overconfident, electropositive, prescribed, positively charged, irrefutable, convinced(p), positivistic, plus, positive(p), confirming, confident(p), incontrovertibleAntonyms:
Gram-negative, counter, deniable, negative, uncertain, shy, unsure, viewless, informal, uncharged, antagonistic, neutral, disconfirming, neutralised, perverse, neutralized, disadvantageous, incertain, minus, timid, diffidentpositivist, positivistic, positiveadjective
of or relating to positivism
"positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy"
Synonyms:
cocksure, prescribed, positivist, overconfident, electropositive, positively charged, irrefutable, convinced(p), incontrovertible, plus, positive(p), confirming, confident(p), positivisticAntonyms:
perverse, neutralized, minus, deniable, informal, incertain, unsure, negative, diffident, uncertain, Gram-negative, viewless, antagonistic, uncharged, neutral, timid, neutralised, disconfirming, disadvantageous, shy, counterpositiveadjective
reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
"positive increase in graduating students"
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cocksure, incontrovertible, prescribed, positivist, overconfident, electropositive, positively charged, irrefutable, convinced(p), plus, positive(p), confirming, confident(p), positivisticAntonyms:
neutral, negative, neutralised, antagonistic, deniable, uncertain, minus, uncharged, informal, timid, counter, incertain, disconfirming, shy, unsure, Gram-negative, viewless, neutralized, perverse, diffident, disadvantageouspositiveadjective
greater than zero
"positive numbers"
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cocksure, incontrovertible, prescribed, positivist, overconfident, electropositive, positively charged, irrefutable, convinced(p), plus, positive(p), confirming, confident(p), positivisticAntonyms:
antagonistic, perverse, disconfirming, disadvantageous, counter, Gram-negative, minus, incertain, unsure, negative, neutralized, deniable, shy, uncertain, viewless, neutral, informal, uncharged, neutralised, diffident, timidpositive, electropositive, positively chargedadjective
having a positive charge
"protons are positive"
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cocksure, incontrovertible, prescribed, positivist, overconfident, electropositive, positively charged, irrefutable, convinced(p), plus, positive(p), confirming, confident(p), positivisticAntonyms:
unsure, incertain, counter, shy, viewless, deniable, diffident, uncharged, uncertain, neutralized, informal, negative, neutralised, Gram-negative, perverse, antagonistic, disconfirming, minus, disadvantageous, neutral, timidcocksure, overconfident, positiveadjective
marked by excessive confidence
"an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets"
Synonyms:
cocksure, prescribed, positivist, overconfident, electropositive, positively charged, irrefutable, convinced(p), positivistic, plus, positive(p), confirming, confident(p), incontrovertibleAntonyms:
informal, uncharged, shy, neutralised, perverse, neutral, incertain, uncertain, minus, disadvantageous, unsure, neutralized, antagonistic, negative, deniable, timid, viewless, diffident, counter, disconfirming, Gram-negative
Dictionary of English Synonymes
positiveadjective
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express, direct, explicit, determinate, defined, precise, definite, clear, unequivocal, unmistakable, categorical, expressed, laid down, not impliedpositiveadjective
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real, actual, veritable, substantial, true, absolute, existing in fact, not ideal, not imagined, not negativepositiveadjective
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confident, sure, assured, certain, fully convincedpositiveadjective
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dogmatic, stubborn, peremptory, obstinate, over-confident, tenacious
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
positiveadjective
Synonyms:
definite, precise, unequivocal, explicit, catagorical, unmistakable, confident, certain, sure, veritable, actual, absolute, indisputable, peremptory, dogmatic
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "positive":
affirmative, actively, favourable, good, active, positively, beneficial, constructive, positives, welcome, successful, favorable, encouraging, supportive, gas-positive, vigorously, proactive, favour, vigorous
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How to use positive in a sentence?
I assess his comment reflected Trump's thinking and was part of the U.S. side's positive efforts to revive the momentum for talks, but if ... the hostile provocation against us is carried out, we won't help but responding with shocking punishment that the United States can't afford.
It is a positive initiative for the system.
Today it's not a question of passing judgment on this choice, which was made in an era marked by the dramatic development of AIDS and contaminated blood, and in which only safety of the blood was taken into account. Yet today no one can deny that this exclusion is seen as the presumption of homosexuals being HIV-positive.
The data still isn't in yet, but things are looking positive since the shopping season coincided with a big drop in crude oil, which means lower gas prices, that translates to more disposable income, which could mean stronger retail sales.
The risk for a negative surprise in August seems to be much larger than the risk for a positive surprise.
Translations for positive
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- إيجابي, موجب, صورة موجبة, ايجابيArabic
- positiuCatalan, Valencian
- pozitiv, pozitivní, kladnýCzech
- positivDanish
- Positivfilm, positivGerman
- θετικόςGreek
- positivo, supuestoSpanish
- luottavainen, myönteinen, varsinainen, todellinen, asia, hyvä puoli, positiivinen suure, etu, perusasteinen, positiivi, tosiasia, positiivinen luku, perusaste, kokonainen, positiivinen, varma, absoluuttinen, perusmuotoinenFinnish
- positif, strictement positifFrench
- deimhinnScottish Gaelic
- biztosHungarian
- positifIndonesian
- positivoItalian
- חִיוּבִיHebrew
- 明確な, ポジフィルム, ポジティブ, 正Japanese
- ភាពវិជ្ជមាន, ជាវិជ្ជមានKhmer
- ಧನಾತ್ಮಕKannada
- 확실한, 양Korean
- positive, positivusLatin
- pozitīvsLatvian
- positief, stellende trap, HIV positiefDutch
- positivNorwegian
- dodatniPolish
- positivoPortuguese
- pozitiv grad, pozitiv, pozitiv film, HIV pozitivRomanian
- положительная степень, положительный, позитивный, позитивRussian
- pȍzitīvSerbo-Croatian
- positivSwedish
- நேர்மறைTamil
- అనుకూలTelugu
- บวกThai
- olumlu, pozitif, eminTurkish
- позитивнийUkrainian
- مثبتUrdu
- tích cựcVietnamese
- 正Chinese
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